The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-04
SIGHTS SEEN IN MEXICO.
SAVANNAHIANS IN THE LAND OF
THE MONTEZUMAS.

Capt. w. @. Raoul and Messrs. j. Flor
ence Minis and George D. Wadley
Back from Trip over the Mexican
National Railway Systematic Sale
of the Road and It's Purchase by
Capt. Raoul's Congratulations OF
the Trip.
President W. q. Raoul, Of the Mexican
National railroad, reached Savannah last
night from Mexico, having been nine days
on the road. He left the City of Mexico on
May 25 in company with Mr.. J. Florence
Minis and Mr.. George d. Wadley, who
made the trip to Mexico with him, Eclistein
Norton, President of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, and who is also interested i'll
the Mexican National and several other
gentlemen. After leaving FL Paso, on the
Mexican frontier, they were turned back by
a disaster ON the Union Pacific, and were
delayed two days
TRAVELLING BY DILIGENCE.
Capt. Raoul and Messrs. Minis and
Wadley made the trip over the entire
Mexican National system, starting from
Laredo on the Texas border, and travelling
over 300 miles of the surveyed but uncom-
pleted gap between Saltillo and San
Luis Potosi by diligence, slow journey
of eight days through dry and almost
totally barren section of country where
water is scarce and the enormous cacti are
the chief and almost only vegetation. This
part of the trip, while not the most inter
esting, was at least novel The entire dis
lance was Travelled in a Concord coach
pulled by eight mules.
THE MEXICAN NATIONAL SYSTEM.
At San Luis Potosi the party resumed
travel by rail and went over the 500 miles
of completed road which comprises the great
Mexican National system. They reached
the City of Mexico May g.
The sale of the road, to attend
which was the principal object of Capt
Raoul's visit to the capital, did not take
place until May %. The sale was under a
decree of court, and it was expected that
the road would be purchased by the new
company of which Capt. Raoul is President
BUYING THE ROAD.
Mr.. Norton, who was chairman of the
purchasing committee, made the only bid
that was offered 7!2 O00-and it was ac-
cepted. As soon as the sale was declared
the Mexican Department of Public Works
was satisfied that the purchasing company
was organized in compliance with the ar
ticles of concession granted a year ago
The acceptance of the bid was approved,
the minutes of the Court were drawn up
in English and in Spanish and the transfer
was formally made to the new company,
which is known as the Mexican National
Railroad Company, the old name being the
Mexican National Railway Company.
THE TRIP TO Ell PAso.
Capt Raoul and the representatives of
the road left the City of Mexico two days
after the sale, on May -, by the Mexican
Central. returning to the United States via
Ell Paso. Capt. Raoul will go from here to
New York TO complete the, organization of
the company.
Engineers are now in the field locating
the route between Saltillo and san Luis
PotoSi, and its construction will be begun at
once. President Raoul says that the com
pany's intention is TO have the road COM
pleted from Laredo to the City of Mexico
in the next twelve months The entire
system comprises over 800 miles of road,
800 miles of which are now complete and
i'll operation.
SHORT LINE TO MEXICO
When the uncompleted portion is finished
and the system is complete it viii form q
short line to the Mexican capital, and will
penetrate the great mining and agricultural
| districts which are the wealth of the repub-
lie. The country is one of vast resources
and they are being rapidly developed.
President Raoul restii,ss.enthusiastically OF
| Mexico. The weather at the capital, while
he was there, was about the same as it is
here in October
At an altitude of 5000 feet above the sea
the atmosphere is, Of course, rarer than
| it is on the coast, but the climate
is delightful. The city is one of
great historic interest The people are hos
| pitable and everywhere there are Ameri-
cans. During their stay at the capital Capt.
Raoul and his party called on Minister Man
ming and were very cordially received.